James Thomas
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| James Thomas | |
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| Person | James Thomas |
| Title | |
| First name | James |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Thomas |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Steward |
| Associated with ship(s) | Hopewell (Master: Henry Powell) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | James Thomas |
| Has signoff text | James Thomas |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Birth province | |
| Birth country | |
| Res street | Poplar |
| Res parish | Stepney |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
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| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 28 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Interrogatories page(s) | |
| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/68 f.54r Annotate, HCA 13/68 f.55r Annotate |
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| Act book date(s) | |
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| Allegation date(s) | |
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| Deposition date(s) | Oct 21 1653, Oct 21 1653 |
| How complete is this biography? | |
| Has infobox completed | Yes |
| Has synthesis completed | No |
| Has HCA evidence completed | No |
| Has source comment completed | No |
| Ship classification | |
| Type of ship | Merchant ship |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
James Thomas (b. ca. 1625; d. ?). Mariner.
Steward of the Hopewell (Master: Henry Powell) on her voyage to West Indies and at time of her seizure at Antego in October 1652.
Resident in 1653 in Poplar in the parish of Stepney.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Twenty-eight year old James Thomas deposed on October 21st 1653 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation on behalf of Henry Powell, the master of the ship the Hopewell in the cause of "Lewellyn Austen and others against Powell".[1]. On the same day he was examined on an allegation made in the Acts of Court on behafle of Powell and mariners in the case of "Powell and others the mariners of the Hopewell against Austin".[2]
The case concerned the seizure of the Hopewell at the island of Antego.
